At least 21 non-Indians dead in Mumbai

MUMBAI: At least 21 non-Indians have been killed in the attacks in the western Indian city of Mumbai, which have left more than 155 people dead and 370 injured, according to officials.A breakdown of known fatalities by country:IsraelFive Israelis who were taken hostage in a Jewish cultural centre have been killed, a diplomat at the Israeli embassy in India said. None of the victims was formally identified, but the Chabad-Lubavitch community which runs the centre said Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, who was born in Israel and his wife, Rivka, had perished as Indian commandos moved in to end the siege.United StatesThe State Department Friday said five US citizens had been killed in the attacks on Mumbai. Officials did not name the dead, but the Synchronicity Foundation, a Virginia-based meditation community said two of its members, father and daughter Alan and Naomi Scherr, had died.It was not immediately clear if New York-based Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife were counted among the five.FranceTwo French nationals have been killed, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said in a statement, without naming them. The president of the fashion lingerie company Princess Tam Tam said the two were its founder, Loumia Hiridjee, and her husband Mourad Amarsy.AustraliaTwo Australians are known to have died in the attacks -- Doug Markell, aged 71, and Brett Taylor, 49.GermanyA spokesman for the German foreign ministry said one national had been killed. He was not named, but a Munich-based media firm, CAMP TV, said the dead man was its co-owner, Ralph Burkei. An Indian security official has said three Germans died in the attacks.SingaporeLo Hoei Yen, 28, was killed after she was taken hostage in the Oberoi/Trident hotel, a diplomat said.BritainBritish-Cypriot businessman Andreas Liveras, a 73-year-old yachting tycoon, has been confirmed dead by the Foreign Office.JapanIn Tokyo, Mitsui Marubeni Liquefied Gas announced that one of its Japanese employees, Hisashi Tsuda, aged 38, had been killed.ItalyAn Italian, Antonio de Lorenzo, died in the assault, the Italian foreign ministry said.CanadaOne Canadian died in the attacks, Canadian foreign minister Lawrence Cannon said. The victim's name has not yet been released.ThailandA woman Thai worker died in the attacks on the Oberoi/Trident hotel, Thailand's foreign ministry said Saturday, adding that she had worked in the hotel's spa. A spokesman said five Thais were rescued.

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